Source: This product is the dry aerial part of Pogostemon?cablin?(Blanco)?Benth.?, a plant of the Lamiaceae family.

? The nature and flavor are pungent and slightly warm.

Returns to the spleen, stomach and lung meridians.

? Functions: treating aroma and dispersing turbidity, appetizing and relieving vomiting, and relieving summer heat.

It is used for dampness and turbid obstruction, epigastric vomiting, fatigue due to heat-wetness, chest tightness and discomfort, cold-dampness closing the heat, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, and rhinorrhea headache.

?Applications? 1. Used for dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, and the onset of dampness and warmth.

If the dampness is in the middle of the body, and the epigastrium is stuffy and dull, it can be used with Peilan; if the dampness and temperature have just begun, it can be used with mint, artemisia, and skullcap.

? 2. Used for vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

If you experience turbidity, vomiting and diarrhea, you can use it with perilla leaf, pinellia, Magnolia officinalis, and tangerine peel. If you have cold stomach and vomit, you can use it with pinellia. If you have dampness and heat, you can use it with Huanglian and Zhuru.

; For those with weak spleen and stomach, it can be used with Codonopsis pilosula and licorice; for pregnancy vomiting, it can be used with Amomum villosum.

? 3. Used for summer heat syndrome.

It can be used to treat summer-dampness, regardless of whether it is cold or hot. It is often used in combination with Peilan in clinical practice.

? 4. Used for fever, aversion to cold, fever with aversion to cold, and chest fullness and tightness.

Compatible with perilla and tangerine peel.

? In addition, it can treat rhinitis, and can often be used with pig bile. Usage and Dosage: Decoct and take 3 to 9g.

[Edit this paragraph] The source of the original plant is the above-ground part of the Lamiaceae plant Agastache rugosus (Fisch. Et Mey.) O.ktze.

Plant form: Perennial herb, up to 1m tall, fragrant.

The stem is square, slightly reddish, and slightly pubescent on the upper part.

The leaves are opposite, heart-shaped, oval or oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-11cm long, 1.5-6.5cm wide, with irregular blunt serrated edges, pubescence and glandular spots below.

The inflorescences consist of terminal false spikes; the bracts are lanceolate; the calyx is tubular, with 15 longitudinal veins, 5 toothed lobes, and ciliate and glandular points; the corolla is lavender or red, 2-lipped, and the lower lip is

The middle lobe has wavy teeth; the stamens are 4, two strong, extending out of the corolla.

The nutlets have hairy tips.

The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

Born on the roadside and in the fields.

Mainly produced in Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Hunan; there is cultivation.

Harvesting and processing: Harvest in summer and autumn when the branches and leaves are lush or when the flowers first bloom, and dry in the shade, or cut off and dry in the shade while fresh.

Patchouli, also known as Patchouli, is native to my country.

It likes a warm, humid and sunny environment. The aboveground part is not cold-tolerant and is afraid of dryness and water accumulation. It is not strict with the soil and prefers loose, fertile and well-drained sandy loam.

? ●Varieties are commonly propagated by sowing and division.

Sowing can be done in spring from March to April, and germination will occur in 10 to 15 days.

Germination is relatively neat.

The ramets can be dug up and replanted after the ratoons sprout in spring.

? ●Propagation? When the seedlings are 3-4 cm high, perform thinning.

When the seedlings are 6-8 cm tall, choose cloudy days or evenings for the second thinning or patching.

Keep the soil moist during the growing period, but not waterlogged, and fertilize once every half month.

After the overwintering ratoons emerge from May to June, they can be planted in the open field or potted and continue to bloom from June to July.

? ●Cultivation? The main hazards include brown spot disease, wilt pain, red spider mites, and aphids.

The diseases should be sprayed with 50% sterilizing wettable powder 1500 times; the pests should be sprayed with 80% dichlorvos lactose 1500 times.

? ●Applications? Agastache has a long history of cultivation in my country.

When dense lavender flowers bloom.

Beautiful and elegant.

Suitable for planting in flower borders, poolside and courtyards.

It is very elegant and can also be viewed in a pot.

Patchouli can also be used as a cooking seasoning or cooking ingredient.

Because of its ability to invigorate the spleen and replenish qi, its rich taste is used in some relatively uncommon dishes and folk snacks to increase nutritional value, such as fire-roasted fish, Hanzhong delicacies, and canned tea.

Patchouli can also be eaten cold and used to relieve external symptoms and dispel evil, remove dampness and remove wind, clear away heat and quench thirst.

[Edit this paragraph] Chemical composition Patchouli contains about 1.5% volatile oil, and the main components in the oil are patchouli ketone (Pogostone) and patchouli alcohol (Patchouli alcohol).

Other ingredients include benzaldehyde, Eugenol, Cinnamic aldehyde, etc.

?The flavonoids apigenin, Rhamnetin and Ombuine were isolated from patchouli.

?Patchouli contains 0.28% volatile oil, and the main component is Methylchavicol, accounting for more than 80%.

Also contains Anethole, Anisaldehyde, d-Limonene, p-Methoxycin-?namaldehyde, α-Pinene, β

-Pinene (β-Pinene), 3-octanone (3-0ctanone), 3-octanol (3-0ctanol), p-Cymene, etc.